I don t know what hapened with my RR I was writing with this same trip, 3 days ago, so i begin again

HI ADVRIDERS
FIRST AT ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO APOLOGIZE THE MANY MISTAKES I WILL DO WRITING THIS RR, I M NOT AN ENGLISH SPOKEN.

2010 Oct 8,9 and 10 there will be the Transalp National meeting in Neuquen, Argentina.
We are 2 up Chilean on a Transalp 650.
october 5 we will begin this trip. We are going to ride around 2.000 kms that offer many diferents landscapes we want to share with you
such as Pacific ocean, central valley, Andes range, lakes, rivers, volcanos, Argentinean patagonia ...
Hope you enjoy.

Day 1 "PACIFIC OCEAN"
Finally the day has arrived.
October 5 we left Viña del Mar in a warm and sunny day.
We decided ro rode toward the south using the road alongside Pacific ocean. This way we were
able to visit some village next to the sea ( San Antonio, La Boca, Pichilemu )
The coastal roads was built through and along the coastal tange. Therefore it is up and down and very twisty .

Nice pics and introduction to your RR. The coast of Chile looks like a great place to ride. Keep the pics coming!

I am looking to rent a TransAlp in Buenos Aires and then ride to Bariloche. But with the recent eruption of the volcano nearby, those plans may have to change. Let us know how the volcano has affected the area of Neuquen.

oct 6
we left san rafael and took inmediately the panamericana toward south.
The morning was cloudy and by 11 .00 we took some shower for half hour.
We stoped for cofee and gas , and good weather cameback.
Somes pictures at laja fall
when we arrived to "victoria" we took off the highway and turned toward
andes range.
Finally we arrived to lonquimay.

this day we opened the curtains and we saw a shiny day waiting for our ride.
We crossed the border and rode toward neuquen.
We had some troubles to refuel , there was a strike.
By 4 pm we arrived to neuquen where was the transalp national meeting.

Day 4 and 5
we spent 2 days in Neuquen at the Transalp National meeting. Around 60 motorbikes coming from places like Esquel, Cordova, Mendoza, Buenos Aires. Mainly Transalp 600, 650, 700, but also Varaderos , vstrom , africa twin somes bmw and others ones.
we rode all together around neuquen , met for lunch, took pictures and had fun...

it was the day for leave Neuquen. We moved toward south to bariloche riding the patagonia. Strong winds and ashes from Volcano Puyehue delayed us. the border where we wanted to leave argentina was close for 24 hr.
We found landscapes covered by ashes . and we arrived by 6 pm to Bariloche

day 7
this was the last day.
we left Bariloche by noon, got somes problems with the engine and once we solved we rode towars west , to Chile
sames panoramics with ashes

we crossed the border and the panorama was not diferent
when we arrived to lake Puyehue we could see The active volcano, and ther we catched a heavy rain for the next 2 and last hours of driving

BEFORE

NOW

LOOKS LIKE FALL SEASON BUT IT IS NOT, IT S JUST LEAVES BURNED BY THE ASHES

LAKE PUYEHUE

CAULLE COLCANIC CHAIN

LIVESTOCK

TULIPANS FIELDS

THE LAST PICTURES BEFORE ARRIVE OUR DAUGHTER S HOUSE.
WE WERE WET BUT VERY HAPPY AFTER THIS 7 DAYS OF RIDE THROUGH CHILE AND ARGENTINA. FINALLY WE RODE 2600 KMS , WE HAD RAIN , WIND , ASHES , FUEL TROUBLES, MECHANICS PROBLEMS,
WE FOUND NICE PEOPLE IN ARGENTINA , WE ARE STILL HAPPY AND PLANNING THE NEXT TRIP
HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED